Chapter 1522: Deathly Realm, Deathly Emotions (Part 2)
Everyone showed astonishment on their faces.
Given the level of these people, how could they not know what the "Fan Soul Bell" was? They had just personally experienced Qianye Ying'er's terrifyingly unparalleled profound force. Without doubt, she was the pride of the Fan Di God Realm, and moreover the future; at less than a thousand years old, she was already like this, and in the future, it was extremely possible she would surpass Qianye Fantian!
But, in just a blink of an eye, Fantian Shen Di had actually... activated the Fan Soul Bell!
The golden light bursting from Qianye Ying'er's body was her Fan God Source Force about to disperse!
"Divine... Divine Emperor!" Not to mention others, the Fan Kings behind Qianye Fantian were all horrified and at a loss.
"Back then, Ying'er once employed means against Yun Che out of personal motives. Although no harm came in the end, a deed is a deed." Qianye Fantian's expression was as calm as water, as if relating someone else's matter. "Additionally, at that time, only Yun Che could contain Jie Tian Mo Di. Therefore, Ying'er was forced to have a Slave Mark planted by Yun Che. This king could only accept it, half as atonement for the offense, half as a sacrifice for the peace of the world by my Fan Di God Realm."
"..." Zhou Tian Shen Di's lips moved, but in the end he said nothing.
"But now that we know Yun Che is actually a demon..." Qianye Fantian's eyes half-squinted. "My daughter of the Qianye Clan, even if destroyed, absolutely cannot associate with a demon!"
"However," before the crowd could react, Qianye Fantian suddenly changed his tone, turning his gaze to Nanming Shendi, and actually smiled slightly. "Nanming Shendi, although Ying'er's power is based on Fan God Divine Power, her acquired power is also absolutely not weak. It is inevitable that her Profound Art will be completely wasted, but her Profound Force will be retained to a considerable degree. And the more critical point is that..."
"Ying'er and I have both cultivated an independent 'Fan Soul', and the Slave Mark was planted on the Fan Soul!"
"...!" Xia Qingyue's gaze shifted slightly, her brows suddenly sinking, then relaxing again, with no further sign.
"Hm?" Nanming Shendi's brows moved. After a brief confusion, he suddenly understood Qianye Fantian's meaning and burst into wild laughter. "Hahahaha! Fantian Shen Di... what a Fantian Shen Di! You have made a good... no, no, no, you have made an absolutely perfect choice! This king likes you more and more, hahahaha!"
"May our two realms never become enemies." Qianye Fantian said with a smile.
"That is inevitable." Nanming Shendi replied with a loud laugh.
"Ah... aahh..." Qianye Ying'er had by now fallen to her knees, completely losing the ability to move. The golden light on her body flickered like fireflies, each flicker faintly weakening.
"Restrain her!" Qianye Fantian said.
"Yes!" The Eighth Fan King received the order, quickly stepped forward, his palm sweeping out, a stream of Profound Energy covering Qianye Ying'er's body... However, at present, Qianye Ying'er was in a state of Fan God Divine Power collapse. Her Profound Energy appeared completely out of control, utterly impossible to pose any threat. Therefore, his sealing force was only casually applied, and his attention remained on Yun Che.
Everyone wanted to witness Yun Che's end with their own eyes... an end that, in anyone's view, would be especially ironic and lamentable.
"Why haven't you taken him down yet!" Long Huang said again.
"Wait!"
The one who suddenly spoke to dissuade was none other than Zhou Tian Shen Di. His face was very pale, as if he had not yet fully recovered from the shock that Yun Che was actually a demon. He sighed and said, "Although Yun Che is a demon, he does have the merit of saving the world, so..."
"Could it be that Zhou Tian Shen Di wants to let him go?" Before he could finish, Nanming Shendi spoke heavily. "Demons are rebellious heretics, calamities that absolutely cannot exist in this world! It is true he has the merit of saving the world, but his full-hearted hatred, I believe everyone sees clearly. And he bears the Evil God Divine Power, his future unpredictable. If he is left alive, in the future, he might become a disaster even more terrifying than Xie Ying."
"Zhou Tian Shen Di must not harbor undue mercy because of his world-saving merit, leaving a hidden calamity for the world."
"Nanming Shendi's words are not wrong." Taiyu Zunzhe nodded slightly.
"This old man does not mean that." Zhou Tian Shen Di said, his voice quite weak. "Waste his cultivation, destroy his Profound Vein... but do not take his life."
"Heh... heheh..." Yun Che slowly raised his head under the heavy pressure, his blood-stained lips full of a cold, eerie smile. "Then I truly am... grateful for your... great kindness... and great virtue!!"
"..." Zhou Tian Shen Di avoided Yun Che's gaze.
"I agree with Zhou Tian Shen Di's intention." Futian Realm King Lu Zhou sighed.
"Impossible!" Saint Universe Realm King Luo Shangchen retorted sharply. "Since things have come to this, if we don't uproot the weeds, we will only leave a strong future trouble."
"Hmph! If not for him, you wouldn't even have the 'chance to uproot weeds'." Lu Zhou said in a low voice.
"What? Is your Futian Realm considering associating with demons?" Luo Shangchen said coldly. His sister Luo Guxie and his son Luo Changsheng both hated Yun Che to the marrow. In the current situation, how could he not add insult to injury?
"..." Lu Zhou gritted his teeth slightly but said no more. No one could afford the label related to "demon".
"Hehe, Zhou Tian Shen Di is after all soft-hearted and merciful. However, this king also agrees with Zhou Tian Shen Di's intention." Qianye Fantian spoke, his words immediately surprising everyone. He continued, "In any case, Yun Che's world-saving merit is real, so even if he is a demon, we can make an exception and spare his life."
"Spare his life" – these four words were like a bestowed holy grace from heaven.
"But, the prerequisite is... he must obediently hand over the Heavenly Poison Pearl and the Evil God Divine Power!" Qianye Fantian smiled. "That way, even if he lives, there will be no future trouble."
"Heavenly Poison Pearl", "Evil God Divine Power" – these words made everyone's gaze freeze.
"As expected of Fantian Shen Di, this greedy vile nature will probably never change in a lifetime!"
Xia Qingyue finally spoke. She looked at Qianye Fantian with a faint, almost mocking smile. "Not to mention how the Heavenly Poison Pearl would recognize a master, or whether the Evil God Divine Power can be 'handed over', even if everything were handed over, are you sure it would fall into your hands, Fantian Shen Di? I'm afraid it would lead to a bloodbath across the entire God Realm over these illusory things."
Streams of gazes fell on Xia Qingyue, their meanings varied.
Xia Qingyue and Yun Che had once been husband and wife. Back then in the Yue Shen Realm, she had abandoned Yue Wuyai for him and forcefully fled. That Qianye Ying'er had a Slave Mark planted by Yun Che, she was also the driving force... These things, they all knew.
"Oh?" Qianye Fantian laughed. "Yue Shen Di, that you could endure until now to speak, this king is truly deeply impressed."
"Is that so?" Xia Qingyue responded with a faint smile. "Could it be that Fantian Shen Di is expecting something?"
"Hahahaha," Fantian Shen Di laughed loudly, but deep in his eyes flashed a deeply hidden hint of darkness. He would never forget that the greatest fall of his life was suffered at the hands of Xia Qingyue. "This king very much looks forward to seeing, in today's situation, how the wise-as-a-demon Yue Shen Di... will manage to protect Yun Che, who is now a demon!"
Qianye Fantian's words were also what many people were thinking in their hearts.
"Protect Yun Che?" Xia Qingyue laughed, her gaze at Qianye Fantian carrying undisguised mockery. "I didn't expect the dignified Fantian Shen Di to tell such a childish joke. No wonder the Fantian God Realm has been declining in recent years!"
"..." Qianye Fantian's eyes narrowed.
"Among those present, whether out of pity or greed, anyone could have a reason to protect him," Xia Qingyue said calmly. "But I alone must kill him! And... it must be by my own hand."
"Oh?" Qianye Fantian wore an intrigued expression, clearly not believing at all. "Very well. If Yue Shen Di truly wants to kill him, this king absolutely will not obstruct, and I imagine no one else will either. Yue Shen Di must not disappoint us..."
Sssss!!
A flash of purple light suddenly blazed from Xia Qingyue's hand, revealing a seven-foot longsword. The sword body was like crystal glass, entwined with purple light. An invisible pressure... a Divine Emperor-level pressure descended, covering everything.
"Purple Que Divine Sword!" The various Realm Kings exclaimed in surprise.
The sword body turned horizontally, tracing a long-lasting purple light in the void. The sword tip pointed at Yun Che's head... The Purple Que Sword Might was also released in that moment, enveloping Yun Che.
Instantly, all the Profound Energy suppressing Yun Che was destroyed and severed, replaced by the Purple Que Sword Might, which was countless times more terrifying.
With the power of a Divine Emperor plus the sword of a Divine Emperor, this aura needed only a slight activation, and ten thousand Yun Che's would be instantly annihilated into nothingness.
Under the shocked gazes of everyone, Xia Qingyue spoke slowly. "Although I have long severed feelings with Yun Che, we were after all husband and wife. I once gave much for him due to old affections. Today I learn he is actually a demon—this is my shame! And it will become the shame of the Yue Shen Realm!"
"This shame and humiliation can only be cleansed by me personally killing him!"
As these words fell, her gaze was cold and piercing, overflowing with murderous intent.
Qianye Fantian's mouth twitched... but his smile then froze on his face, because Xia Qingyue's killing intent was incredibly real, without any falsehood. The Purple Que Divine Power was released to an astonishing degree. He frowned deeply and said in a heavy voice, "Wait! You couldn't be... He cannot die yet!"
"Heh!" Xia Qingyue laughed coldly. "Fantian Shen Di, today if I wanted to protect him, it would be absolutely impossible to achieve. But if I want to kill him... who can stop me? You might as well give up hope."
"You..." Qianye Fantian took a step forward but then stopped there. Indeed, at the level of a Divine Emperor, killing a Divine King was but a thought. If she insisted on killing Yun Che, no one could truly stop her.
"Yue Shen Di's words are correct." Long Huang spoke slowly, his words devoid of emotional fluctuation, and instead seemed somewhat weary. "Whether the Heavenly Poison Pearl or the Evil God Divine Power, if they could truly be stripped from Yun Che, it would only lead to unpredictable chaos due to fighting over them."
"That Yun Che is a demon is witnessed by all. Everything can be accommodated and exceptions made, but a demon absolutely cannot. Yue Shen Di was once the wife of a demon; indeed, only by personally slaughtering him can she cleanse herself... Then let Yue Shen Di bring today's matter to an end."
After saying this, Long Huang directly turned his back, no longer looking at Yun Che.
"..." Zhou Tian Shen Di closed his eyes, his expression dejected, but his emotions could not calm down no matter what. Since things had come to this, and Long Huang had personally made the decision, he was powerless to say anything more.
Yun Che slowly raised his head, looking into Xia Qingyue's eyes. Her pupils shimmered with a deep purple light, like two gorgeous, dreamlike purple stars.
He did not speak, and he did not believe Xia Qingyue would kill him... Earlier, when his dark profound energy was stirred, he had never thought to borrow Xia Qingyue's power from beginning to end. Because no matter how irrational and furious he became, subconsciously, he did not want to involve Xia Qingyue.
But, why was her gaze so cold, and this killing intent directed at him... so real, as if it was directly pressing against his lifeline and the deepest part of his heart and soul.
"Yun Che," she spoke indifferently. "That you have fallen to this state today, I too bear responsibility. But since you are a demon, do not blame me for being ruthless. However, in consideration of our past marital bond, I will let you die without any pain... Not even leaving a corpse!"
"In the world after death, think carefully about what you should do in your next life!"
"Die... now!"